River Bandits Win Rubber Match in West Michigan
The Quad Cities River Bandits scored a pair of runs in three different innings to erase an early deficit and beat the West Michigan Whitecaps 6-2 in the rubber match of a three-game set at Fifth Third Ballpark. The River Bandits took two of three games in the series to
The Quad Cities River Bandits scored a pair of runs in three different innings to erase an early deficit and beat the West Michigan Whitecaps 6-2 in the rubber match of a three-game set at Fifth Third Ballpark. The River Bandits took two of three games in the series to win their 18th series of the season.
River Bandits (12-8, 55-31) starting pitcher
It took a while to get going, but the Bandits eventually tied the game against Whitecaps (8-13, 29-61) starter
In the next frame, the Bandits grabbed the lead for good. With one out,
That same score remained into the final inning where the Bandits would extend the advantage once more. A single from Holderbach, a double by Machado and an intentional walk of Grae Kessinger loaded the bases with one out.
Holderbach finished the night 3-4 with an RBI, while Machado and Campos each collected two runs batted in. Hensley also tallied two hits in the contest. McMillan and Lipcius, the top two hitters in the Whitecaps lineup, collected two hits and drove in one run each.
Freure earned the win by tossing 5.0 innings and allowing two runs, one earned. He struck out seven and avoided issuing a walk for the first time in his 15 appearances this season.
The Bandits will continue their road trip to the Eastern Division by heading to South Bend, Indiana for the first contest in a three-game series on Saturday night. First pitch against the South Bend Cubs is set for 6:05 p.m. In the opening game the River Bandits will send RHP Lupe Chavez to the mound for his Midwest League debut. South Bend will turn to RHP
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